Archetypes, as defined by the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung, are the “contents of the collective unconscious”. Similar to motifs, archetypes are the “deposits of the constantly repeated experiences of humanity”; they are universally understood symbols and patterns that have occurred and continue to occur in art and literature. In The Hunger Games, there are several key archetypal characters and situations.

The archetype of the hero or heroine in the story is Katniss, a brave sixteen-year old girl who offers to take the place of her sister in the annual Hunger Games. She displays remarkable courage in the face of fear and is firmly faithful. Katniss finds herself and her self-identity throughout the story.

Katniss embarks upon the archetypal “monomyth”, or hero’s journey in the movie. Joseph Campbell, an American scholar, explicated that the hero’s journey consisted of departure, initiation, and return and that many narratives around the world share this fundamental structure. Katniss initially lives the life of normality prior to the call of the journey, or the departure; she lives in District 12, an area of mostly poor coalminers and carries out tasks such as hunting and attending school. However, when her sister’s name is called in the lottery for the gladiator-like games of death, Katniss receives the “call of adventure”.

The archetypal hero also often receives aid before the initiation stage of the journey. In The Hunger Games, this aid comes in the form of Haymitch Abernathy. Abernathy is also an archetypal figure; though not the most orthodox example, he is essentially the “sage” of the film. Abernathy is a mentor to Katniss and strategically guides her to ensure survival in her heroic task.

After her training, Katniss enters the initiation phase of monomyth. She ventures to the Capitol, where she must participate in the games. Her combat with the other participants in the battles is her “road of trials”, a series of tests she must...

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This story is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen, who lives in district 12. In this story she is the hero, with most archetypes. The archetypes in this book are her birth, having to leave her family, traumatizing event leading to her quest, special weapon, supernatural help, proves herself when on her quest, and journey that creates and un healable wound.
Katniss was born in District 12, a mining District that is poor and neglected by the Capitol. Food is normally not something that comes in mass quantities. Living conditions in general were rough.
In this book we don’t learn much about her childhood, but what we do learn is that it seemed, for a while, that she had lost both of her parents. Her father was a miner and was tragically killed in an explosion while down in the mines. After that her mother sort of shut down and Katniss had to take care of the family and keep them alive.
Each year there is an event known as the Reaping where each district has to offer up one boy and one girl between the ages of 12-18 to play in the HungerGames. These teens, once in the Game are put in an arena where they all fight to the death until one victor remains. This year, at the reaping Katniss’ younger sister is chosen.
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...in The HungerGames. Her mother dropped into a depression when her husband left them, leaving Katniss to take care of the family. Without her skills they would probably have died of hunger, which was common for their District 12. Because of her qualities and skills she goes to everyday of struggling of being poor and having to hunt made her stronger and is the reason that kept her alive in the games. Throughout the novel we see every move she does, dealing with the situations that come her way. Because of her surviving and winning the games, she becomes a celebrity but does not seek the attention. All she wants is to get back to her normal life and family at the end. Though she starts to feel something towards Peeta and notices Gale’s feelings during the game, romance becomes unimportant for her at the end of the novel.
Peeta Mellark-
A male member from District 12, that is in love with Katniss and becomes her main partner and interest during the games. They first meet years back before the games. Katniss and her family were starving and she goes to look for food at Peetas family bakery. Peeta gives two loaves of bread which he burns intentionally for them to not use them in the bakery. Later in the novel we notice that Peeta is very artistic, kind, and thoughtful young boy. He’s gifted by creating beautiful designs in frosting for the cakes at his family bakery...

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The HungerGames is set in a fictional country of Panem with a total of 13 Districts in which everyone lives and the Capitol. Every District is special in what the produce. For example, District 11 specializes in crops and farming. The story revolves around Katniss Everdeen from District 12. Every year, there is what’s called a reaping in which every district picks one boy and one girl to participate in the “HungerGames”. The HungerGames is entertainment to some districts (i.e. The Capitol), and a terrible time for others (like District 11 and District 12). Every boy and girl from the district gather to be on a televised murder in which all 24 contestants have to fight to survive in the HungerGames in different conditions and hard challenges. There are a few central themes in this amazing book. One theme is power. Another is competition.
The first theme found in The HungerGames is power. Everyone in this book is constantly fighting for power; especially the Capitol. The Capitol to Panem is like Washington D.C. is to America today. The people in the Capitol live amazing lives and are odd in the eyes of the other Districts. They are described as having tattoos, dyed hair, and strange bright colored clothing. One can only imagine that all the people in the Capitol look like a version of...

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Essay
The novel The HungerGames written by Suzanne Collins. This novel talks about 12 districts that are controlled by the Capitol and the Capitol created The HungerGames to remind people of the districts about dark day. In the novel, the most prevalent tones are sadness and anger. The Capitol provides 12 districts a dark life, and it also sets a cruel game for the people. All the time, tributes are forced to do something that they do not want to do.
Capitol provides 12 districts a dark life. First of all , there is not enough food to feed people, so they have to hunt in the woods, but this is not allowed for anyone. For example, “Most of the peacekeepers turn a blind eye to the few of us who hunt because they are as hungry for fresh meat as any body is.” （P5 Collins）As the leader of 12 districts, of course the Capitol should provide them a good life, but in fact they are just thinking about themself and do not give their citizens enough food . To support citizens’ life ,these people aret forced to do some things that are not allowed. So people will be happy with a comfortable life，and If the life for them is struggle，then that would be very sad. Secondly，there is a lot of cruel rules for people. For instance，“My father could have made good money selling...

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The HungerGames is an Adventure book. Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the HungerGames, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.
Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the HungerGames, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Bio of Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins is the author of the bestselling Underland Chronicles, which started with Gregor the Overlander. In The HungerGames, she continues to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age. Suzanne lives with her family in Connecticut. (http://www.scholastic.com)
Bestselling author Suzanne Collins first made her mark in children’s literature with the New York Times bestselling under land Chronicles series for...